Christabel Pankhurst

The woman who accompanied Christabel Pankhurst at the Manchester Free Hall. Annie Kenney was born into working class family that faced many financial struggles. Kenney began working at a local cotton mill at age ten, where she had her finger ripped off by one of the spinning bobbins. And yet she continued to work at the mill for fifteen years. There were few jobs for a woman, and one could only afford what was offered to them. After hearing Christabel Pankhurst speak at the Oldham Clarion Vocal Club, Annie Kenney became involved with the WSPU, and soon would become one of its leaders. Annie Kenney was also one of the first to speak against the “Cat and Mouse…

In realisation that the campaign was not moving fast enough the WSPU decided to take more violent acts for their cause. In October 1905, a meeting in ‘Manchester 's Free Trade Hall’ was held. During Sir Edward Grey’s speech Christabel Pankhurst and Anne Kenney repeatedly shouted “will the Liberal Government give votes to women?”. When they refused to refrain from calling out, the police were asked to escort them away from the premises, the two Suffragettes resisted and were then arrested and…

When you think of equal rights you normally think about pay equality, educational equality, and protection under the law, but often the right to vote is very understated. One person who devoted her entire life to gaining the same rights as men was Emmeline Pankhurst. Within gaining the same rights as men her main focus was gaining the right to vote. It was through the militant acts that Emmeline and her suffragettes were able to gain the right to vote for women. The beginning of…

Pankhurst argues that when parliament passed certain bills that angered or violated the rights and interests of the common man, men would riot and act violently until Parliament gave into their demands to either change the bill or not pass the bill at all. When Parliament tried to pass Reform Bill of 1832, the Londoners rioted against parliament. The country was on the brink of revolution until Parliament dropped the bill after an attempted arson caused half of Bristol city to be burned.…

suffragettes. He said that rather than “forcibly feed” the women they would “let the prisoners die” because he believed that the suffragettes were “prepared to die for the cause” (Mackenzie 228). This act was very inhumane in its ideals. The idea was that if the prison forcibly fed the prisoners then they would still have to deal with the suffragette but if they let the woman starve herself until she complained of feeling sickly then they could release her and she would die outside of the…

The question being explored is: To what extent did Emmeline Pankhurst further the rights of women in Britain and what lasting impacts did she leave? The focus of this investigation will be on the late 1800’s up until the early 1900’s to explore what Pankhurst did throughout her life to impact women’s rights. The source that will be thoroughly evaluated is “Emmeline Pankhurst”, a brief yet factual article published in June of 2010 by Ah Rume Park. The origin of this source is valuable…

"If it is right for men to fight for their freedom, and God knows what the human race would be like today if men had not, since time began, fought for their freedom, then it is right for women to fight for their freedom and the freedom of the children they bear." The words of Emmeline Pankhurst, the patron of the Women 's Social and Political Union (WSPU). She defied the universal belief that women were frail creatures that had no business in the decisions that move a country forward. She…

After about an hour, Eliza and I saw the ship in the distance, consequently, I plunged full speed ahead. Over the waves, we bounced, the sea a white torrent behind us. As we approached the ship, Eliza stood up and yelled, “The Cats are here, Mrs. Pankhurst! They’re close to you!” Almost on queue, a police boat, near the ship we yelled to, broke off and started to chase us. Away from the pursuit, I drove, with each small wave that came, lurching us up and down, the salty sea spray…

Q7. Emmeline Pankhurst and other women had tried for decades in the efforts to give all women the right to vote. For several years they tried to protest peacefully; however, their efforts hadn't changed a thing. People continued to ignore women and their want at a right to vote. Women were passionate towards this cause, they realized that they would have to find other ways to spread the awareness. Their protests would become militant, meaning they would become aggressive, violent, or…

Were the sacrifices of Suffragettes worth earning the British women’s right to vote in the 19th century? The director of ‘Suffragettes’, Sarah Gavron signifies that great sacrifices made by ‘Suffragettes’ gained them the women’s right to vote in England in the nineteenth century. “I know the sacrifices that you’ve made to be here, many of you I know are estranged from the lives that you once had, but tonight I feel your spirits.” These are some of the powerful words said by Emmeline…